Color of bow on horse's tail?

[Stephanie]

I know that red means the horse is a kicker. But are there other colors too? I thought I heard that there were. I'm going trail riding and I guess it's a place where a lot of people go on horse back. I just want to make sure both my mare and myself are safe.

If anyone could tell me what the colors are and what they mean, that would be great.

[paintgirl_h]

I've shown and worked with groups for years, and as far as I know, the only color bow that means anything official is a red bow for a kicker.
But in my opinion, treat every horse as a potential kicker and keep at least a horse's distance from their heels! When stressed, overtired and over stimulated, even the quietest, well broke horses can become defensive and kick when they normally wouldn't think of it. So be very careful with a groups of horses, especially if you don't know the horse and riders. Often young riders, or new and inexperienced riders are the least likely to be able to "read" their horses, and it will be up to you to determine of their horses are going to be safe around yours, or not.
Good luck and have fun.

[lovely_sexy_babe_1]

hey there is only one color that is red people say there is more but there isn't have a good time on ur trail ride

[Mulereiner #]

If its any other color your looking at a show draft horses butt :)

Like the others stated, red is the only one out there to worry about and its great you knew that already.

Have a good time on your trailride!